You heard me. Polearms. Halberds, you knights-a-spirals. Extended melee attacks. Slashing with reach.

How many of you have wanted to be one place but COMPLETELY CUT SOMETHING from far away? How often have you sat in your chair and wanted chopped sui without breaking a sweat? Chopped sui? Can DO-EY, I SAY! Polearms are the weapon of the future. No more will you have to use the full extend of your mechanical arm to slay enemies at spitting range!

Polearms are every sharp, electric, flamable, and frozen danger-things you can duct-tape to the long end of a stick. Their variety ranges from the all-purpose spear to the axe-headed halberd, and even posidon's fork: the trident. Their damage range is shortly wider than that of a sword slash, but extended away from the Knight so that the damage is dealt 2 squares away. And the satisfying feel of the carnage you'd deal with it? Mmm-nmm! Just like Mother used to make.

Now let's go into detail of Swords and Polearms so you can get an idea of what kind of weapon we're dealing with;

Swords...
...Deal full damage and are the strongest, fastest weapon.
...Keep you moving.
...Slash in a cone that extends around 1.5-2 squares in front of the knight (meaning anything within 0-2 squares of the knight's attack will be hurt).
...Come in several varieties and act differently according to their type (Normal blade, Brandish, Heavy, Flourish, "Spur").

Polearms...
...Deal full damage at a distance.
...Plant you on the ground in some instances.
...Slash in a wider cone than the sword.
(But here's the kicker!) CANNOT damage enemies close range, but CAN damage enemies within a 3-4 square distance! (Enemies 0-2 squares avoid the attack)
...Come in several varieties and act differently depending on their type (Spears thrust and poke, Halberds swing and slash, and Glaives, which have a combo-dance style.)

Now with that said, Polearms can come in many different varieties and styles! We can also re-introduce long forgotten types of polearms that people would never think first of when the word comes to mind. Sarissas, Linstocks, and Voulge's are just a few to name.

I encourage you to think of the possibilities in which Polearms can fulfill your lives in what swords already do.

And in that, it's yours.